In Pictures: Red carpet arrivals at Met Gala 2016

Celebrities swept down the red carpet at the Met Gala, one of New York's most anticipated and major fashion events of the year, on Monday (May 2) evening. The annual fund-raising gala, helmed by chairman Anna Wintour, benefits the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute. The theme this year is Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology.

Anna Wintour attending the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Editor-in-chief of American Vogue Anna Wintour and her daughter Bee Shaffer (left) posing as they arrive at the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: REUTERS

Alicia Vikander attending the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Model Poppy Delevingne arriving at the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: REUTERS

Kim Kardashian West (left) and Kanye West attending the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Blake Lively attending the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Madonna attending the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Katy Perry attending the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Katie Holmes arriving on the red carpet of the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: EPA

Emily Blunt (left) and Olivia Wilde attending the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Jessica Chastain attending the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Donatella Versace (left) and Kate Hudson attending the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Emma Watson attending the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Lady Gaga arriving on the red carpet for the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: EPA

Elizabeth Debicki attending the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Amber Heard attending the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Lily-Rose Melody Depp attending the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Willow Smith (left) and Jaden Smith attending the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Keith Urban (left) and Nicole Kidman attending the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Kendall Jenner (left) and Cindy Crawford attending the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Megyn Kelly arriving at the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Model Kate Upton attending the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Marco Perego (left) and Zoe Saldana attending the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Actress Fei Fei Sun arriving at the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: REUTERS

Ben Stiller (left) and Christine Taylor attending the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Model Emily Ratajkowski attending the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Model Emily Ratajkowski attending the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Sarah Jessica Parker attending the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Alexander Skarsgard attending the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Aja Naomi King attending the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Maria Sharapova attending the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Elle Fanning attending the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Wendi Deng Murdoch arriving at the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: REUTERS

Amber Valletta attending the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Uma Thurman attending the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Chloe Grace Moretz attending the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Saoirse Ronan attending the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Taylor Swift attending the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Jason Statham (left) and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley attending the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Idris Elba attending the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Anna Ewers (left) and Jason Wu attending the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Beyonce attending the Met Gala on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Fashion designer Jeremy Scott and rapper Nicki Minaj attending the Met Gala, on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Designer Tabitha Simmons attending Met Gala, on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Actress Emma Roberts arriving at the red carpet for the Met Gala, on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

FKA Twigs (left) and Robert Pattinson attending the Met Gala, on May 2, 2016 in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Solange Knowles arriving on the red carpet for the Met Gala, on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: EPA

Actress Kristen Stewart attends the Met Gala, on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Television personality LaLa Anthony and husband, NBA basketball player Carmelo Anthony arriving at the Met Gala, on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: REUTERS

Miranda Kerr attending Met Gala, on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Singer Demi Lovato arriving at the Met Gala, on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: REUTERS

Singer Jennifer Hudson arriving at the Met Gala, on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: REUTERS

Queen Rania of Jordan arriving at the Met Gala, on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Mia Goth, Mia Wasikowska, and Stacy Martin attending Met Gala, on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Ashley Olsen (left) and Mary-Kate Olsen attending Met Gala, on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Actor Jared Leto attending Met Gala, on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Actress Rachel McAdams attending Met Gala, on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

Retired MLB Baseball player Derek Jeter and model Hannah Davis arriving for the Met Gala, on May 2, 2016, in New York City. PHOTO: REUTERS

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